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Giap Nhat – The Last Turban-Making Village in Northern Vietnam
08/15/2025

Giap Nhat Village remains the only place in northern Vietnam that continues to preserve and develop the traditional craft of turban making —a headdress deeply embedded in the nation’s cultural identity. With a history of more than 400 years, and despite the absence of written records, the craft has been ...

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Co Chat Silk-Reeling Village and Cu Tru Weaving Village – Two Glorious Pieces of the Silk Heritage
08/15/2025

On the fertile alluvial land along the Ninh Co River, two traditional craft villages – Co Chat and Cu Tru – have been preserving a unique cultural treasure tied to silkworm farming and fabric weaving. If Co Chat has been renowned for silk-reeling for hundreds of years, then Cu Tru ...

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Rach Village Water Puppetry – The Cradle of a Centuries-Old Folk Art
08/11/2025

Rach Village is celebrated as one of the birthplaces of traditional water puppetry, a unique form of Vietnamese folk art that has thrived for over two centuries. Here, the performances are not merely entertainment—they are the soul of the village, a living narrative handed down from ancestors of bygone days.

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Bach Long Salt Field – The Flavor of Sea Breeze
08/11/2025

Nestled along the Giao Thuy coastline, Bach Long Salt-Making Village unfolds like a rustic painting, rich with the essence of coastal life. For generations, this place has been renowned for its traditional salt-making craft—a laborious yet inseparable part of the lives of the local fishing community.

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Pho Van Cu Village – The Cradle of Vietnamese Pho
08/11/2025

Pho Van Cu Village has long been known as the birthplace of the famed pho, one of the culinary treasures of Vietnam. More than just a dish, Vân Cu Pho embodies the cultural depth, tradition, and pride of countless generations of locals.

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Nha Xa Silk Weaving Village – The Quintessence of Vietnamese Silk
08/11/2025

As one of the cradles of Vietnam’s traditional silk weaving, with more than 700 years of history, Nha Xa Village has become a cultural and artistic symbol. According to legend, silk weaving here began during the Tran Dynasty, when General Tran Khanh Du taught the villagers how to plant mulberry ...

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The Legend of Zen Master Nguyễn Minh Không and Traditional Medicine in Sinh Dược Village
04/21/2025

The people of Sinh Dược village continue to preserve ancient remedies, combining them with modern science to develop a wide range of herbal products such as Sinh Dược soap, herbal foot soak salts, essential oils, shampoos, and more. From a mystical legend to the formation of a traditional medicine craft village, ...

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Exploring Ninh Binh’s Traditional Craft Villages – A Unique Insight into Authentic Vietnamese Cultural Practices
04/21/2025

Located at the southernmost edge of the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh serves as a gateway to Vietnam’s southern provinces. The province is renowned not only for its majestic natural landscapes such as Trang An, Tam Coc – Bich Dong, and Bai Dinh Pagoda, but also as a land steeped ...

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Phuc Loc Carpentry Village
01/03/2025

Located in the southeast of Hoa Lu city, you can find it in Ninh Phong commune about 2km away from the city center. With a length of 3km and a width of 2km, Phuc Loc carpentry craft village Ninh Bình consists of 5 hamlets: Trại (left), Ngoài (outside), Giữa (middle), Trong ...

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Explore Kim Son sedge weaving village
11/02/2023

Mentioning Kim Son in addition to the famous landmark Phat Diem stone church. Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province is also a land with a long-standing tradition of growing sedge and making handicrafts from sedge plants. Coming to Ninh Binh, tourists should visit Kim Son sedge weaving village to understand ...

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Kim Son – Traditional Sedge Weaving Craft
09/18/2023

The sedge weaving village originated from the time that Kim Son was only in the wilderness, however, this land was given the special present – sedge grass. According to local people in this area, the sedge has been in Kim Son for nearly two centuries. After a hundred years of ...

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100-year-old Kim Son sedge weaving village in Ninh Binh
01/10/2023

Kim Son sedge craft village is famous both at local and abroad with unique products that are close to life and extremely eye-catching. Experiencing many ups and downs of history, Kim Son sedge craft village increasingly shows its taste. position and exist and develop to this day. The products here are ...

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Van Lam embroidery craft village - To inherit the quintessence of the traditional craft village
12/09/2022

Stretching across the S-shaped country, Vietnam has many traditional craft villages that have existed for a long time such as lotus making, bronze casting, Dong Ho painting, lacquer painting, etc. it is hand embroidery - this is considered a long-standing traditional profession, creating a distinct nuance, contributing to the richness ...

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Sinh Duoc craft village - A place to inherit, preserve and develop sustainably the herbal medicine profession of Ninh Binh
08/03/2022

Sinh Duoc craft village is located at the foot of the mountain in Bai Dinh pagoda mountain spiritual tourist area, hamlet 4, Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province. This place has long been famous for many rare and natural herbs, so it is called Sinh Duoc village, ...

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Visit Khanh Thien traditional culinary village
08/02/2022

Khanh Thien, a prosperous countryside, is famous for its traditional culinary profession for hundreds of years, always focusing on preserving and developing the local craft, becoming the unique cultural beauty of the land and the people here. In 2014, Khanh Thien was recognized as a traditional craft village by the ...

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Come to Ninh Binh to discover Phuc Loc carpentry village
08/02/2022

Phuc Loc Carpentry Village in Ninh Phong Ward, Ninh Binh City is a famous traditional craft village specializing in the production of wooden handicrafts and household products. The craft village was born hundreds of years ago, from the Dinh - Le dynasties and developed in the direction of hereditary. Since ...

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Discover Gia Thuy pottery making in Ninh Binh

08/27/2021

Gia Thuy pottery village is located in Gia Thuy commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province, is a traditional pottery village with a history of more than 50 years, not only preserving traditional cultural values but also contributing to local economic development, creating jobs for hundreds of workers.  

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